Images Of The Sandy Recovery

Brooklyn-based digital agency Big Spaceship has created an Instagram feed called RecoverFeed that crowdsources photos submitted with the hashtag #Sandy, to create a source for recovery information. The site also connects visitors to donation and volunteering opportunities like Habitat for Humanity, the Red Cross, New York Cares and the Salvation Army.

The Design Activist’s Handbook by Noah Scalin and Michelle Taute
This manual for design activism is for every designer who’s ever sat at a computer, thinking: Is this it? Isn’t there more? We set out to help graphic designers figure out how to start making a difference and making a living—no matter where they live and work right now. It’s time to translate all this talking and thinking into meaningful, widespread action.

About Megan Lane Patrick

Megan Lane Patrick joined the HOW magazine team in 1999. As former Content Director, she was responsible for the editorial strategy for HOW magazine and books, as well as the HOW website and events. She’s best known for her ability to find cool things online, which she happily shares as on the HOW blog. Away from the office, she enjoys looking for Mid-Century Modern furniture bargains and collecting tiny chairs, natural history specimens and a certain vintage paint-by-numbers kitten.